100th goal: Steven Gerrard's penalty was his 100th career league goal (Image: Getty)

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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers reserved special praise for Steven Gerrard after witnessing his side's 2-2 draw against Newcastle , with the Reds skipper's first-half penalty securing his 100th career league goal.

33-year-old Gerrard also earned himself the man of the match award as the Reds twice fought from behind to rescue a point against Alan Pardew's Magpies and Rodgers was quick to acclaim the longevity of the England captain.

"It's a huge pleasure working with him," Rodgers told BT Sport.

"He's a great man who gets a lot of acclaim for his captaincy but what people forget is he's so professional.

"He's always right on the money and is a great player."

Though Liverpool twice had to fight from behind to earn a point, they dominated possession and territory against a home side who played the entire second period with only 10 men, following the dismissal of defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa.

And though some may point out that it could be construed as a case of two points dropped, Rodgers is pleased both with his players performances and to come away with a draw.

"It's never easy when you're playing against 10 men but I thought some of our play was outstanding today. We had to show character twice coming from behind," added the Liverpool boss.

"But give Newcastle credit as well. A point at St James Park won't be the worst result you can get.

"They've got some outstanding players with great pace and quality who can hurt you.

"The last time we played here we won 6-0 - that was never going to happen again."